Author: ezekieljakub

I am the Director Executivo de Conservación Panamá Inc.
I am an Ornithologist by training and a Conservation researcher.
The foldscope project we have is to bring science to the communities we work in!
We are an Estadounidenses/Panameña ONG focused on conservation research, proyectos, y educación ambiental.
www.conservacionpanamaca.org
ezekieljakub@conservacionpanamaca.org

Whether you are in the U.S. or not (like us) this is a wonderful resource for educators planning explorations of the microcosmos. The INTRODUCTION and background information is wonderful and the description and ID KEYS are wonderful!

For fundraising and showing off Foldscopes I find it a great idea to have pre-prepared slides ready to go on the run! Here are a few examples I have put together. If you are looking to fundraise, there is no better way, than to put a foldscope in the HANDS of donors with ready to…

Conservación Panamá Inc is a U.S./Panamanian non-profit conservation organization. We are currently running Environmental education programming for primary/secondary school aged children in rural/remote communities at risk in Panama. We have received MORE REQUESTS for programs than we can handle and are looking for 1-2 Master’s/PhD students studying Environmental Education or related field to take…

* I was in the field today in Panama collecting butterfly photos for a project we are working on. Its dry season so not much water available in field. This reminded me of some tropical forest survival/safety training we have our staff complete. DONT DRINK THE WATER. This is why! Thanks to my pocket deluxe…

An experiment: We used a roadkill specimen found during our field research here in Panama to show the level of damage a light finger touch to a butterfly wing can cause thus affecting survivability by reduced flight capabilities. We lightly touched this small section of upperwing with a finger and here you can see the…